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my family -- we are from north carolina, live in mississippi now, grew up in nevada, but that was a privilege. it is a privilege to be able to vote and have a voice. semitic people in mississippi did not know that pit -- so many people in mississippi did not know that. now it is really important that we all have a low voice. host: who are you going to vote for? caller: mitt romney, because i feel like he has a plan -- i am not sure what his plan is, but he wants to help the economy grow. my husband and i have our own private business -- had our own private business before katrina, and we really struggled, and it is after katrina, we folded the business. now we have no income. host: a businesswoman, is it you are attracted to romney because of his business background? caller: no, because he is a family person, he has good values, he has good family values, he is kind, he is generous. what he says and nobody has disputed income of what he did for massachusetts. host: will leave this and get some more voices. guest: thank you, and the most important thing you said that i agree with you, i rememb
my family -- we are from north carolina, live in mississippi now, grew up in nevada, but that was a privilege. it is a privilege to be able to vote and have a voice. semitic people in mississippi did not know that pit -- so many people in mississippi did not know that. now it is really important that we all have a low voice. host: who are you going to vote for? caller: mitt romney, because i feel like he has a plan -- i am not sure what his plan is, but he wants to help the economy grow. my...
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this is not colorado or nevada or mexico. nonetheless, hispanics in virginia, as in many of the other states, to be very heavily democratic. and so, to the extent they turn out, even if they are only 4% of the statewide votes in any given year, they can assist democrats. let me mention asian americans, because they have become increasingly important in virginia, even though they are a small percentage of the population and the registered population. in northern virginia in particular, they have become exceptionally active. they give a lot of money to candidates. they are predominantly democratic, although slices of the asian-american population, such as vietnamese americans, will support republicans. it goes to show that in a diverse population, virginia has become tremendously diverse. when i was growing up, the white turnout on election day was about 85% of the total. as i mentioned, it's low 70's today. that makes a giant difference. you can tell it in the election results. even a small slice of the population can have a b
this is not colorado or nevada or mexico. nonetheless, hispanics in virginia, as in many of the other states, to be very heavily democratic. and so, to the extent they turn out, even if they are only 4% of the statewide votes in any given year, they can assist democrats. let me mention asian americans, because they have become increasingly important in virginia, even though they are a small percentage of the population and the registered population. in northern virginia in particular, they have...
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[applause] ♪ >> that is a nevada welcome. thank you, nevada. [applause] thank you, henderson. thank you, nevada. great to be with you. i need you to do something. i love the fact that you are cheering, it warms my heart, but i want you to make sure that you are early voting. early voting has already started. get out there and vote right now. [applause] my guess is that you have had the chance to watch the debate last night. maybe a couple of them. these debates have supercharged our campaigns. there is no question about it. we are seeing more and more enthusiasm and support. we are making sure that the messages of these debates keep going across the country. i had to look at the president's campaign through the eyes of those debates. well, you know, he has been reduced to trying to defend characters on sesame street. word games of various kinds. and misfired attacks, one after the other. the truth is that attacks on me are not an agenda. we have gone through four debates now, with the vice presidential debate and my debates. we have not heard an agenda from the president. that
[applause] ♪ >> that is a nevada welcome. thank you, nevada. [applause] thank you, henderson. thank you, nevada. great to be with you. i need you to do something. i love the fact that you are cheering, it warms my heart, but i want you to make sure that you are early voting. early voting has already started. get out there and vote right now. [applause] my guess is that you have had the chance to watch the debate last night. maybe a couple of them. these debates have supercharged our...
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unlike nevada, that has a higher unemployment rate. ron sommer, it was 5.2%. -- and like summer, it was 5.2%. it is the number one issue but ring home like other issues. right now, we are seeing that the candidates are coming into, particularly the president has coming into the seacoast area. towns like rochester, cities like rochester are areas that are indicative of what may happen in the election. the other location that candidates are coming into as the city alive -- city of nashua. the president was there a few days ago. it seems to be a place that is being fought over. it is along the massachusetts border. massachusetts is the state governor romney lead. it is an interesting area. many of the people from nashua work in massachusetts. >> who are the voters in these areas? >> well, new hampshire has a libertarian streak. our model is live free or die. it is a tossup location. the voters, you know, i think they are voting for the person they think is going to lead the country for the next four years. some people will say new hampshi
unlike nevada, that has a higher unemployment rate. ron sommer, it was 5.2%. -- and like summer, it was 5.2%. it is the number one issue but ring home like other issues. right now, we are seeing that the candidates are coming into, particularly the president has coming into the seacoast area. towns like rochester, cities like rochester are areas that are indicative of what may happen in the election. the other location that candidates are coming into as the city alive -- city of nashua. the...
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they will then go to denver for a rally, back to nevada, on to iowa, and then east to ohio for three overnights in a row. we would also like to know what you think are the highs and lows of the debate. more than 50,000 people have responded so far. we would like to know what you think. go to our facebook page. go to facebook.com/cspan. this is the vice-presidential debate from boca raton, florida. 90 minutes. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign, brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this one is on foreign policy. i am bob schieffer. the audience has taken a vow of silence, no applause and no reaction of any kind except right now when we welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. [cheers and applause] i'll pose a question at the beginning of each segment. you will each have two minutes to respond, and then we will have a general discussion until we move to the next segment. the first segment is a challenge of the changing middle east and the new face of
they will then go to denver for a rally, back to nevada, on to iowa, and then east to ohio for three overnights in a row. we would also like to know what you think are the highs and lows of the debate. more than 50,000 people have responded so far. we would like to know what you think. go to our facebook page. go to facebook.com/cspan. this is the vice-presidential debate from boca raton, florida. 90 minutes. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida....
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shelly berkeley will defeat her opponent in nevada and i think todd akin will be the winner in his race. host: is this a hobby of yours to follow politics? caller: yes. guest: i'm happy to answer a fellow hobbyists. it becomes your vocation if you let. in virginia, i can simplify the current situation for you. all the incumbents are going to win. they have done a marvelous job working with the state legislature in creating districts that it would be very difficult for them to lose them. so they get my gold star for self-serving artistry. that happens all over the country. so you are not gone to see any change in the virginia delegation this year, i don't believe. they all benefited from redistricting, democrats and republicans alike. as far as frank wolf, he is as secure as you can get. once he retires -- and he's been in there since early 1981 -- that district being located primarily in northern virginia in the more populous counties but also some more rural counties, that could be a competitive district. i think you are right about that. as far as the senate races, we believe dean hel
shelly berkeley will defeat her opponent in nevada and i think todd akin will be the winner in his race. host: is this a hobby of yours to follow politics? caller: yes. guest: i'm happy to answer a fellow hobbyists. it becomes your vocation if you let. in virginia, i can simplify the current situation for you. all the incumbents are going to win. they have done a marvelous job working with the state legislature in creating districts that it would be very difficult for them to lose them. so they...
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tomorrow, we will look at nevada. our guest is a former democratic consultant joining us. you are up first. >> -- caller: let me tell you i can't believe these people are hearing the same thing. i've never been so ashamed of being a democrat and i'm going to change my party's affiliate's. i've never seen more crooked administration than this. they had a voter intimidation charge against a bunch of black people, what happens? obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that kind of administration from the word go. he prevented congress from being able to investigate a u.s. attorney and it just is continue to grip goodness and racist -- i raised my kids not to be racist but i have never seen a more racist person in my entire life. guest: i did not know the president had the power to tell congress they can't investigate something. but i think dave is emblematic of -- i shouldn't say emblematic, but here is a registered democrat to vote republican and we have all lot of that in north florida -- people who are registered democrats. we call them reagan democrat. the
tomorrow, we will look at nevada. our guest is a former democratic consultant joining us. you are up first. >> -- caller: let me tell you i can't believe these people are hearing the same thing. i've never been so ashamed of being a democrat and i'm going to change my party's affiliate's. i've never seen more crooked administration than this. they had a voter intimidation charge against a bunch of black people, what happens? obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that...
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wife in memory of our 19-year-old daughter who lost a life in the rampage shooting 12 years ago in nevada city, california. >> i am here today on behalf of my family in memory of my mother who was shot and killed in 2005 on memorial day in thousand oaks, california. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> i am here because my son was murdered may 10, 2007, in crowded ellealibi, on a bus. >> my sister was a freshman at virginia tech. she was only 18 years old. >> my father was a professor and taught civil engineering at virginia tech and he was killed on april 16, 2007. >> my name is john woods. my girlfriend was killed that virginia tech. >> i was shot four times at virginia tech and survive. i'm here for the 32 that did not. son'm from chicago and my was murdered on church grounds while coming outside of the church. i am pleading for our leaders to help us. >> i am here on behalf of my daughter who was murdered on march 30, 2010, on south capitol street. she was 16 years old and my only child, with an ak-47. >> i can hear from phoeni
wife in memory of our 19-year-old daughter who lost a life in the rampage shooting 12 years ago in nevada city, california. >> i am here today on behalf of my family in memory of my mother who was shot and killed in 2005 on memorial day in thousand oaks, california. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> i am here because my son was murdered may 10, 2007, in crowded ellealibi, on a bus. >> my sister was a freshman...